Tuesday, March 29, 2011

I wish it would make up it's mind - March 29

The weather that is. It's not even the weather, it's the inability of the forecasters to tell me what it is likely to do in the next 6 hours and be right. I don't think it's their fault, it's the area. The weather is...variable.

Why am I grumbling about it? Because I took my winter bike to work two days running when there was a 90% chance of rain on all three sites I check, only to get up and find there not only isn't any rain, but the roads are dry. I guess I shouldn't be greedy, it could be snowing or have hurricane like winds, but I need to get some miles in.

I have about 9 weeks of training before my big ride of the year and that means the Ibis and that means mostly dry roads (I won't hold out for sunshine). Patience Scott. Even with a very eventful May, I'm aiming to get in around 1200 miles (that plus some cool prizes from Cascade) or more. I wouldn't mind being closer to 1500, then some more miles in the beginning of June before a week of rest preceding my ride. Of course I will take as many miles now...as soon as the weather clears up!

Other quick notes: I've gotta learn to leave the damn rabbits alone, I shaved most of the hair off my head, I don't understand why vehicles feel the need to pull into the bike lane when they are stopping in traffic and I want some sun!

What this is all about

RAAM 2018. That’s what this is all about.
Race Across America. 3000 miles. 100,000 feet of climbing. 12 days.
Right now I have the dream, the desire. My hope is to take that and turn it into a reality. My hope is to race and finish RAAM in 2018.
8 years. It seems like a long time. It doesn’t seem long enough.
I will use this blog to plan, examine, report and track my progress to completing my dream.
I say my dream, but it is more of an “our dream”. None of it would be possible without the support of my wonderful family. My beautiful, talented wife has agreed to follow me on this slightly crazy quest (although I think she views it as more then slightly crazy).
It means there will be lots of planning, lots of training. I will set interim goals. I will create the lists of “to dos”. I will document every step and every stage until 2018.
My first goal: keep this blog updated.
Scott, 10/26/10.